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CORVALLIS - Native American activist and former Green Party vice presidential candidate Winona LaDuke will give a free public lecture at Oregon State University on Tuesday, Jan. 21.

Her talk, "Genetic Modification and Biodiversity: A View From Indian Country," begins at 7 p.m. in Gilfillan Auditorium (near the corner of 26th Street and Monroe Avenue in Corvallis). The event is sponsored by the OSU Department of Ethnic Studies and The Spring Creek Project for Ideas, Nature and the Written Word.

LaDuke lives on the White Earth Reservation in Minnesota, where she works to restore the local land base and culture. She is the board co-chair for the Indigenous Women's Network, and serves as program director for the Honor the Earth Fund.

In 1994, Time magazine tapped LaDuke as one of America's 50 most promising leaders under the age of 40. She has received numerous awards in recognition of her work, including the Ann Bancroft Award for Women's Leadership, the Thomas Merton Award, and the Reebok Human Rights Award.

A graduate of Harvard University, she is the author of several books, including 1997's "Last Standing Woman" and 1999's "All Our Relations: Native Struggles for Land and Life."

LaDuke ran with Ralph Nader on the Green Party ticket in 1996 and 2000.